The Japanese Government’s Special Peace Envoy Yasushi Akashi whose mission is to strengthen the peace process between the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE called on President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga yesterday at the President’s House, Colombo.  (Picture by Sudath Malaweera)

IGP Indra de Silva yesterday ordered a top level investigation into the alleged abduction of one of its members, Member of Parliament Ven. Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha Thera, by the Jathika Hela Urumaya from his Temple, at Rawathawatta, Sambuddha Viharaya, on Monday night.
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Geethanjana Deputy Speaker

by Ranil Wijayapala and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Freedom Alliance National List MP Geethanjana Gunawardena was yesterday unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament with the consent of both the Government and the Opposition.
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Explosives, grenades, ball razers seized

by Sarath Malalasekera

Police believe a major disaster may have averted following an anonymous telephone call to Grandpass police at midnight Monday, when they discovered a large quantity of high explosives, grenades and ball razers used in the manufacture of claymore mines on the ground above the crude oil pipelines running from the Colombo harbour to the Sapugaskanda oil refinery.
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• Sri Lanka signs convention protecting cultural property

• Hokandara murder appeal : Police have falsely implicated second accused - Counsel

• Korean assistance for National Museum

• Biography of Kusuma Gunawardena launched : A gift from a daughter to her late mother

• Over 500,000 pilgrims expected for Poson festivities

• National Day celebrations in Norway

• "Flesh of dead animals sold"

• Subjects split under two ministries brought together

• Death of ex ANCL Director

• News in brief

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